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More Than Legal Skills: The Human Side of Effective Lawyering
Rising rates of attorney burnout, mental health challenges, and evolving expectations around professionalism are reshaping how legal competence is evaluated. Regulators and courts increasingly emphasize communication, diligence, ethical awareness, and attorney well-being as essential components of effective legal practice. This program examines how human factors influence legal performance and professional responsibility.
In this CLE webinar, Jessica Shannon, Shareholder at Dentons, explores how professionalism and wellness intersect with Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including competence, diligence, communication, supervision, and bias risks, offering practical frameworks for ethical decision-making and attorney resilience. Attendees gain actionable strategies to support compliant, sustainable, and effective lawyering in modern practice.
Learning Objectives:
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Assess how attorney wellness impacts obligations under the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
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Apply competence, diligence, and communication standards in ethical practice settings
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Evaluate risks from burnout, fatigue, and reduced performance capacity
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Recognize how bias may influence legal judgment and client representation under ethical rules
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Develop strategies to maintain compliance while supporting attorney resilience and well-being
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Integrate wellness into supervision and firm-wide responsibility frameworks